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Rice Cooker Chicken Pepper Rice

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A buttery Pepper Lunch copycat chicken pepper rice made entirely in the rice cooker. Thinly sliced chicken, sweet corn, and a savory soy butter sauce cook together in one white rice cycle. 5 minutes of prep, one button, dinner done.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 50 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Mains
Cuisine: Asian, Chinese
Calories: 557

Ingredients
  

  • 2 cups jasmine rice rinsed until the water runs mostly clear
  • 1 ¾ cups water sub chicken bone broth for extra flavor
  • 2 chicken breasts sliced thinly, about ¼ inch
  • ½ cup corn kernels frozen or canned
  • ½ small white onion thinly sliced
  • freshly cracked black pepper be generous, it's in the name
  • 2 tablespoons soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons oyster sauce
  • 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
  • 1 teaspoon sesame oil
  • 2 tablespoons cold butter
  • sliced green onions for garnish

Equipment

Method
 

  1. Rinse the jasmine rice until the water runs mostly clear. Add the rice and 1 ¾ cups water (or broth) to the rice cooker pot and shake it level.
    2 cups jasmine rice, 1 ¾ cups water
  2. In a bowl, toss the thinly sliced chicken with the soy sauce, oyster sauce, dark soy sauce, sesame oil, and a big grind of black pepper until coated.
    2 chicken breasts, 2 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons oyster sauce, 1 tablespoon dark soy sauce, 1 teaspoon sesame oil, freshly cracked black pepper
  3. Scatter the sliced onion and corn over the rice. Lay the sauced chicken on top in a single even layer and pour over any sauce left in the bowl. Do not stir.
    ½ small white onion, ½ cup corn kernels
  4. Drop the cold butter on top, add another generous crack of black pepper.
    2 tablespoons cold butter
  5. Close the lid and cook on the regular white rice setting, about 40 minutes in most cookers.
  6. Check that the thickest piece of chicken reaches 165°F. , and fluff everything together.
  7. Garnish with sliced green onions and serve hot.
    sliced green onions

Notes

  • Slice the chicken a quarter inch thin so it cooks through in one rice cycle.
  • Fridge up to 4 days and freezer up to 2 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 557kcalCarbohydrates: 80gProtein: 33gFat: 11gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.2gCholesterol: 87mgSodium: 1228mgPotassium: 607mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 218IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 46mgIron: 2mg

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